China and alcohol: in 2010 Chinese widely acquired a taste (or should we say face-ginving-culture?) for wine and so created a wine bubble, in 2011 high spirits raised Chinese liquor pices 20% and created what’s called the Moutai mania. 2013 seemed to be the Chinese year of a good pint of beer. Beer is nothing new to

The Abbey Averbode plans on brewing its own beer, after an almost 100 year of brewing-inactivity. The profit will be used to renovate and maintain the buildings and grounds of the abbey. For this project, Abbey Averbode co-operates with Brewery Huyghe, known for its beer ‘Delirium Tremens’. In this way, Abbey Averbode honours its past,

China based craft breweries, Great Leap Brewing, Boxing Cat Brewery and Le Ble D’or will represent the craft brewing community in China at the 2013 Dalian International Beer Festival. The festival kicks off July 26th and continues until August 12th at Xinghai Square (星海广场) and expects to attract over 80,000 guests per day. Beijing’s Great

Welcome to the Chengdu Home brewing Society, the home for homebrewers in “City in the Basin”. Our organization is dedicated to spreading the knowledge, culture, and appreciation of real beer in Chengdu & around. We welcome all experience levels and walks of life, ranging from professional brewers to beginners looking to brew their first batch.

After being organized in Beijing for 2 years, a Craft Brewing seminar was held in Chengdu on May 13th. It introduced the characteristic and technology of world craft brewery and the usage of hops, (specialty) malts and yeast. Guest speakers: – Georg Drexler, Barth Innovations [Hops] – Christophe Teste, Fermentis [Yeast] – Andreas Richter, Weyermann

This year, the festival will take place over two days and showcase over 10 craft breweries from all corners of China. They expect to draw more than 1,500 patrons a day. On top of craft beer, the festival will have 8-10 food vendors, a children’s play area and live music. The event will be held